Kimi K2.5 Pricing & Token Calculator (Moonshot AI)

Input / Prompt

$0.60/ 1M tokens

$0.0006 per 1K tokens

Output / Completion

$3.00/ 1M tokens

$0.0030 per 1K tokens

Prompt Cache Read

$0.15/ 1M tokens

Save 75% vs prompt

Batch Inference

$0.30/ 1M in

Save 50% via Batch API

Price Ratio

1 : 5.0

Prompt to completion factor

Regional Reach

13AWS Regions

Compare 13 regions ↓

Alternatives to Kimi K2.5

Option	Price vs Kimi K2.5	Why look at it
Kimi K2 Thinking Compare →	inputsame price output-17%-$0.50/1M Standard tier, per 1M tokens	Next step down in price from Moonshot AI
Kimi K3 Compare →	input+400%+$2.40/1M output+400%+$12.00/1M Standard tier, per 1M tokens	Next step up in price from Moonshot AI

Kimi K2.5 Spend Estimator

Model inference spend by prompt volume, cache hit rate, and batch processing.

Prompt Tokens (Millions / month)

M tokens

Completion Tokens (Millions / month)

M tokens

Prompt Cache Hit Rate(75% discount on cached context)

30%

Batch API Mode50% discount on non-realtime async jobs via S3

Estimated Monthly Spend

$0.00

Fresh Prompts:$0.00

Cached Prompts:$0.00

Completions:$0.00

Active: Input: $0.60/1M · Output: $3.00/1M

Key Cost Levers & Architecture

Practical mechanisms to reduce inference costs with Kimi K2.5 on AWS

Prompt CachingSave ~75%

Caches repetitive system instructions, schemas, and document prefixes in memory with 5-minute and extended 1-hour TTL tiers.

Read Rate: $0.15 / 1M tokens
Write Rate (5m TTL): $0.75 / 1M tokens
Ideal for: Multi-turn conversations, RAG document queries, structured schemas

Batch InferenceSave 50%

Asynchronous bulk processing submitted via Amazon S3 with a standard 24-hour turnaround SLA.

Batch Input: $0.30 / 1M tokens
Batch Output: $1.50 / 1M tokens
Ideal for: Offline classification, synthetic data generation, benchmark evals

Cross-Region & Tiers13 Regions

AWS Bedrock supports standard on-demand inference, priority reserved throughput, and cross-region routing.

Standard: Lowest latency, pay-per-token with zero commitments
Cross-Region Routing: Automatically burst traffic to available regional capacity
GovCloud: Dedicated isolated compliance partitions with +20% uplift

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live rates across all 13 available AWS cloud regions

Baseline: $0.60/1M inGovCloud: $0.93/1M in13 Global Regions

AWS Region	Prompt Input $/1M	Completion Output $/1M	Cache Read $/1M	Batch Input $/1M	Pricing Tier
us-east-1 US East (N. Virginia)	$0.60	$3.00	—	$0.30	Baseline
us-west-2 US West (Oregon)	$0.60	$3.00	—	$0.30	Baseline
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
ap-southeast-3 Asia Pacific (Jakarta)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney)	$0.62	$3.09	—	$0.31	+3% vs Baseline
eu-west-2 EU (London)	$0.93	$4.65	—	$0.47	+55% vs Baseline
eu-south-1 EU (Milan)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
eu-north-1 EU (Stockholm)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
sa-east-1 South America (Sao Paulo)	$0.72	$3.60	—	$0.36	+20% vs Baseline
us-east-2 US East (Ohio)	$0.60	$3.00	—	$0.30	Baseline

Developer Quickstart

Invoke Kimi K2.5 via Amazon Bedrock Converse API

Python (boto3) · Amazon Bedrock Runtime

import boto3

# Amazon Bedrock Converse API invocation
client = boto3.client("bedrock-runtime", region_name="us-east-1")

response = client.converse(
    modelId="moonshot-ai.kimi-k2-5-v1:0",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [{"text": "Summarize key features and cost levers of Kimi K2.5."}]
        }
    ],
    inferenceConfig={
        "maxTokens": 1024,
        "temperature": 0.7
    }
)

output_text = response["output"]["message"]["content"][0]["text"]
usage = response["usage"]
print(f"Response: {output_text}")
print(f"Usage: {usage['inputTokens']} in, {usage['outputTokens']} out")